System with wearable device and haptic output device

ABSTRACT

A system includes a wearable device, a second device remote from and in communication with the wearable device, a processor configured to generate a control signal representative of an event occurring in an environment related to the wearable device and/or the second device, and a haptic output device configured to provide haptic feedback based on the generated control signal.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation application claiming the benefit ofpriority of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/841,551, filed Mar. 15,2013, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present invention relates to a system with a wearable device, asecond device, and a haptic output device that is configured to generatefeedback based on an event that occurs in an environment related to thewearable device and/or the second device.

BACKGROUND

Augmented reality devices provide an augmented reality environment inwhich physical objects in a physical space are concurrently displayedwith virtual objects in a virtual space. Various augmented realitydevices recognize specific codes (e.g., QR codes) disposed on physicalobjects and display one or more virtual objects in a view that includesthe physical objects augmented with the virtual objects based on thespecific codes. Other augmented reality devices can recognize specific,known physical objects using image recognition such as by transmittingimages to a server that performs the image recognition.

Despite advances in augmented reality systems, the ability to interactwith an augmented virtual environment is limited. Providing usefulfeedback to the user is also limited. In addition, recognizing objectsin the virtual reality environment may be computationally intensive andreduce usability in many instances.

SUMMARY

The disclosure relates to a wearable device that is configured togenerate feedback based on an event that occurs in an environmentrelated to the wearable device. The wearable device may comprise, forexample, a processor configured to generate a control signalrepresentative of an event occurring in an environment related to thewearable device and at least a first haptic output device disposed at afirst position at the wearable device, where the first haptic outputdevice may be configured to provide haptic feedback based on thegenerated control signal.

The wearable device may comprise, for example, a processor, an inputcomponent, a feedback component, a communication port, an imagingcomponent, a storage, and/or other components. The input component maybe configured to receive an input such as, for example, a button press,a gesture, voice command, and/or other input. The feedback component maybe configured to provide feedback via the wearable device. Thecommunication port may include an interface through which acommunication channel may be maintained with, for example, a server,and/or other devices. The imaging component such as a camera may beconfigured to image the physical space related to the wearable device.In some implementations, the imaging component of the wearable devicemay comprise a camera, an infrared detector, and/or another imagerecording device. The storage of the wearable device may store datarelated to events

In some implementations, the processor of the wearable device may beconfigured to execute one or more modules, including, for example, anevent handler module, a control signal generation module, a feedbackcontrol module, a communication module, an object recognition module,and/or other computer program modules. The event handler module may beconfigured to detect whether an event occurs in the environment relatedto the wearable device. The control signal generation module may beconfigured to receive information relating to an event and generate acontrol signal. The control signal may be representative of the eventoccurring in an environment related to the wearable device. The feedbackcontrol module may be configured to receive a control signal and causethe feedback component to provide feedback. The communication module maybe configured to facilitate communication between the wearable deviceand another device. The object recognition module may be configured torecognize physical objects in the physical space related to the wearabledevice.

The event may include, for example, an indication of a physical objectwithin a predetermined proximity of the wearable device, an indicationof an environmental condition occurring in the environment, anindication of a change in an environmental condition occurring in theenvironment, an indication of a movement of an object within apredetermined proximity of the wearable device, an interaction betweenthe wearable device and an object in the environment, an indication thatthe wearable device recognizes an object in the environment, anavigation event, and/or another event occurring in an environmentrelated to the wearable device.

In some implementations, the feedback control module may be configuredto provide the control signal to the feedback component. In some ofthese implementations, the control signal may be directly applied to thefeedback component to cause the feedback. In some implementations, thefeedback control module may be configured to determine a feedback signalbased on the received control signal. In these implementations, thefeedback control module may consult a lookup table to determine thefeedback signal based on the received control signal.

The communication module may be configured to facilitate communicationbetween the wearable device and another device such as, for example, aserver, and/or other devices that may be in communication with thewearable device. The communication module may be configured to provide awired or wireless communication channel for communication between thewearable device, the server, and/or another device. In someimplementations, the processor may be configured to receive a signalrepresentative of an event occurring at another computing device via awireless or wired communication channel of the communication module.

In some implementations, the object recognition module may be configuredto recognize objects in a physical space. The object recognition modulemay communicate with the imaging component and the storage of thewearable device to recognize an object in the physical space. Forexample, the object recognition module may receive visual data capturedfrom the imaging component and may process the visual data to determinewhether one or more objects exist in the captured visual data. Theobject recognition module may compare the captured objects that exist inthe visual data with objects stored in the storage.

The input component may be configured to receive an input such as, forexample, a button press, a gesture, voice command, and/or another typeof communication. The input may be communicated, by the processor, toanother device such as, for example, server and/or another device incommunication with the wearable device, via the communication channel.For example, the input component may include a touch pad, a touchscreen, a mechanical button, a switch, an audio receiver, such as amicrophone, and/or another input component that can receive an input.

In some implementations, the feedback component may comprise one or morehaptic output devices configured to provide haptic feedback, one or morevisual devices configured to provide a visual feedback, one or moreaudio devices configured to provide an audible feedback, and/or anotherdevice that produces feedback.

The haptic output device may include an actuator, for example, anelectromagnetic actuator such as an Eccentric Rotating Mass (“ERM”) inwhich an eccentric mass is moved by a motor, a Linear Resonant Actuator(“LRA”) in which a mass attached to a spring is driven back and forth,or a “smart material” such as piezoelectric, electro-active polymers, orshape memory alloys, a macro-composite fiber actuator, an electro-staticactuator, an electro-tactile actuator, and/or another type of actuatorthat provides a physical feedback such as a haptic (e.g., vibrotactile)feedback. The haptic output device may include non-mechanical ornon-vibratory devices such as those that use electrostatic friction(ESF), ultrasonic surface friction (USF), or those that induce acousticradiation pressure with an ultrasonic haptic transducer, or those thatuse a haptic substrate and a flexible or deformable surface, or thosethat provide projected haptic output such as a puff of air using an airjet, and so on.

The visual device may be configured to generate a visual feedback suchas visible light at the wearable device. For example, the visualfeedback may visually indicate the occurrence of an event in anenvironment related to the wearable device.

The audio device may be configured to generate audio feedback such asone or more sounds at the wearable device. For example, the audiofeedback may audibly indicate the occurrence of an event in anenvironment related to the wearable device.

The feedback component may be configured to receive one or more signals(e.g., one or more control signals or one or more feedback signals) fromthe feedback control module. Based on the one or more signals, the oneor more haptic output devices, one or more visual devices, one or moreaudio devices, and/or other feedback components may provide feedback viathe wearable device.

The communication port may be configured to establish a communicationchannel with another device. The communication port may maintain aninterface through which a communication channel may be maintained withanother device such as, for example, a server, and/or other devices thatmay be in communication with the wearable device. In someimplementations, a control signal may be received via the communicationchannel, which may include a wired or a wireless communication channel.

In some implementations, the wearable device may comprise a sensor. Thesensor may be configured to sense one or more environmental conditionsrelated to the wearable device.

In some implementations, the wearable device may be a wearable augmentedreality (“AR”) device configured to generate an augmented reality (“AR”)environment comprising both an augmented reality space and a physicalspace. The wearable AR device may comprise, for example, an imagingdevice configured to image the physical space, one or more processorsconfigured to generate the augmented reality space coincident with thephysical space, recognize at least one physical object in the physicalspace and augment the physical object with one or more virtual objectsin the AR space, determine an event associated with the AR environment,and generate a control signal based on the determined event, and atleast a first haptic output device disposed at a first position at thewearable AR device, where the first haptic output device may beconfigured to provide haptic feedback based on the generated controlsignal.

In some implementations, the wearable AR device may comprise, forexample, a processor, an input component, a feedback component, acommunication port, an imaging component, a storage, and/or othercomponents. The input component may be configured to receive an inputsuch as, for example, a button press, a gesture, voice command, and/orother input. The feedback component may be configured to providefeedback via the wearable AR device. The communication port may comprisean interface through which a communication channel may be maintainedwith, for example, a server, and/or other devices. An imaging componentsuch as a camera may be configured to image the physical space. In someimplementations, the imaging component of the wearable AR device maycomprise a camera, an infrared detector, and/or another image recordingdevice. The processor may be configured to generate the augmentedreality space coincident with the physical space. The processor may beconfigured to recognize at least one physical object in the physicalspace and augment the at least one physical object with one or morevirtual objects in the AR space. The processor may be configured todetermine an event within the AR environment and generate a controlsignal representative of that event. The control signal may causefeedback to be generated at the wearable AR device.

In some implementations, the processor of the wearable AR device may beconfigured to execute one or more modules, including, for example, anevent handler module, a control signal generation module, a feedbackcontrol module, a communication module, an object recognition module, anobject generation module, and/or other computer program modules. Theevent handler module may be configured to detect whether an event occursin the augmented reality environment. The control signal generationmodule may be configured to receive information relating to an event andgenerate a control signal related to the event. The feedback controlmodule may be configured to receive a control signal and cause thefeedback component to provide the feedback. The communication module maybe configured to facilitate communication between the augmented realitydevice and other devices such as a server. The object recognition modulemay be configured to recognize physical objects in the physical space.The object generation module may be configured to generate virtualobjects to augment recognized physical objects.

In some implementations, an event determined by the processor of thewearable AR device may include an interaction between the at least onephysical object and the augmented reality environment, a confirmation ofan action occurring with respect to the augmented reality environment, aconfirmation that the at least one physical object is recognized by theaugmented reality device, a confirmation that an object in the physicalspace has been augmented, an indication of the at least one physicalobject within a predetermined proximity of the augmented reality device,an indication of an environmental condition occurring in an environmentrelated to the augmented reality device, an indication of a change in anenvironmental condition occurring in the environment, an indication of amovement of an object within a predetermined proximity of the augmentedreality device, and/or another occurrence in the augmented realityenvironment.

In some implementations, one or both of the wearable device and/or thewearable AR device may be configured as eyewear. For example, theeyewear may comprise one or more components, including, for example, aframe, a first lens connected to a first portion of the frame, a secondlens connected to a second portion of the frame, a first nose padconnected to a first lens, a second nose pad connected to a second lens,and/or other components. The frame may comprise, for example, .a firsttop portion of the frame at a first end of the frame, a second topportion of the frame at a second end opposite the first end of theframe, a first temple connected to the first top portion and extendingin a direction perpendicular to the first top portion, a second templeconnected to the second top portion and extending in a directionperpendicular to the second top portion and parallel to the firsttemple, and/or other components. The first temple may comprise one ormore portions including, for example, a first portion, a second portionand/or other portions. The second temple may comprise one or moreportions including, for example, a first portion, a second portion,and/or other portions.

In some implementations, a first top portion of the frame may compriseone or more haptic output devices of the feedback component positionedat one or more respective positions of the frame. In someimplementations, a second top portion of the frame may comprise one ormore haptic output devices of the feedback component positioned at oneor more respective positions of the frame. In some implementations, thefirst temple may comprise one or more haptic output devices positionedat one or more respective portions of the first temple. The secondtemple may comprise one or more haptic output devices positioned at oneor more respective portions of the second temple.

In some implementations, the first temple may comprise a deformablematerial. In some of these implementations, the first temple may beconfigured to bend laterally inward. In some of these implementations, afirst portion of the first temple may be configured to bend laterallyinward and a second portion of the first temple adjacent the firstportion may be configured to bend laterally inward or laterally outward.In some implementations, the second temple may comprise a deformablematerial. In some of these implementations, the second temple may beconfigured to bend laterally inward. In some of these implementations, afirst portion of the second temple may be configured to bend laterallyinward and a second portion of the second temple adjacent the firstportion may be configured to bend laterally inward or laterally outward.

In some implementations, the first nose pad may comprise a deformablematerial. The first nose pad may be configured to bend laterally inward.In some implementations, the deformable material of the first temple,the second temple, the first nose pad, the second nose pad, and/or othercomponents that comprise deformable material may provide feedback as oneor more feedback components of the wearable device configured aseyewear.

In some implementations, the wearable AR device may be configured todisplay the AR environment via one or both lenses of the eyewear.

These and other objects, features, and characteristics of the systemand/or method disclosed herein, as well as the methods of operation andfunctions of the related elements of structure and the combination ofparts and economies of manufacture, will become more apparent uponconsideration of the following description and the appended claims withreference to the accompanying drawings, all of which form a part of thisspecification, wherein like reference numerals designate correspondingparts in the various figures. It is to be expressly understood, however,that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration and descriptiononly and are not intended as a definition of the limits of theinvention. As used in the specification and in the claims, the singularform of “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural referents unless the contextclearly dictates otherwise.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The components of the following figures are illustrated to emphasize thegeneral principles of the present disclosure and are not necessarilydrawn to scale. Reference characters designating correspondingcomponents are repeated as necessary throughout the figures for the sakeof consistency and clarity.

FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary wearable deviceconfigured to provide feedback based on an event that occurs in anenvironment related to the wearable device, according to variousimplementations of the invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary wearable augmentedreality device configured to provide feedback based on an event thatoccurs in an environment related to the wearable augmented realitydevice, according to various implementations of the invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic view of an exemplary feedback component,according to various implementations of the invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates a depiction of an exemplary augmented realityenvironment, according to various implementations of the invention;

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic view of an exemplary wearable augmentedreality device configured as eyewear, according to variousimplementations of the invention; and

FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary process of providingfeedback based on an event that occurs in an environment related to thewearable device, according to various implementations of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary system 10 ofproviding feedback based on an event that occurs in an environmentrelated to a wearable device 100. The system 10 may comprise thewearable device 100, a server 400, a communication channel 300, and/orother devices that may be in communication with the wearable device 100.

The wearable device 100 may be configured to generate feedback based onan event that occurs in an environment related to the wearable device100. An event may include, for example, an indication of a physicalobject within a predetermined proximity of the wearable device 100, anindication of an environmental condition occurring in the environment,an indication of a change in an environmental condition occurring in theenvironment, an indication of a movement of an object within apredetermined proximity of the wearable device 100, an interactionbetween the wearable device 100 and an object in the environment, anindication that the wearable device 100 recognizes an object in theenvironment, a navigation event, and/or another event occurring in anenvironment related to the wearable device 100.

The wearable device 100 may comprise, for example, a processor 110configured to generate a control signal representative of an eventoccurring in an environment related to the wearable device 100 and atleast a first haptic output device (e.g., feedback component 130)disposed at a first position at the wearable device 100, where the firsthaptic output device (e.g., feedback component 130) may be configured toprovide haptic feedback based on the generated control signal.

The wearable device 100 may also comprise, for example, an inputcomponent 120, a feedback component 130 configured to provide feedback(e.g., haptic feedback, a haptic effect, etc.) based on the generatedcontrol signal, a communication port 140, an imaging component 150, astorage 170, and/or other components. The input component 120 may beconfigured to receive an input such as, for example, a button press, agesture, voice command, and/or other input. The feedback component 130may be configured to provide feedback via the wearable device 100. Thecommunication port 140 may include an interface through which acommunication channel may be maintained with, for example, a server,and/or other devices. The imaging component 150 may be configured toimage the physical space related to the wearable device 100. In someimplementations, the imaging component 150 of the wearable device 100may comprise a camera, an infrared detector, and/or another imagerecording device.

The storage 170 of the wearable device 100 may store data related to oneor more events which the wearable device 100 may recognize. For example,the storage 170 of the wearable device 100 may store data related toevents including, for example, an indication of a physical object withina predetermined proximity of the wearable device 100, an indication ofan environmental condition occurring in the environment, an indicationof a change in an environmental condition occurring in the environment,an indication of a movement of an object within a predeterminedproximity of the wearable device 100, an interaction between thewearable device 100 and an object in the environment, an indication thatthe wearable device 100 recognizes an object in the environment, anavigation event, and/or another event occurring in an environmentrelated to the wearable device 100.

In some implementations, the wearable device 100 may comprise one ormore sensors 160. The one or more sensors 160 may be configured to senseone or more environmental conditions in an environment related to thewearable device 100. For example, one or more sensors 160 may beconfigured to sense temperature, humidity, sound, light, magneticfields, gravity, the presence of one or more chemicals, air quality,and/or other environmental conditions.

In some implementations, the processor 110 may be configured to executeone or more modules, including, for example, an event handler module111, a control signal generation module 112, a feedback control module113, a communication module 114, an object recognition module 115,and/or other computer program modules. The event handler module 111 maybe configured to detect whether an event occurs in the environmentrelated to the wearable device 100. The control signal generation module112 may be configured to receive information relating to an event andgenerate a control signal. The control signal may be representative ofan event occurring in an environment related to the wearable device 100.The feedback control module 111 may be configured to receive a controlsignal and cause the feedback component 130 to provide the feedback. Thecommunication module 112 may be configured to facilitate communicationbetween the wearable device 100 and another device.

In some implementations, the event handler module 111 may be configuredto detect whether an event occurs in the AR environment. The eventhandler module 111 may receive data from the imaging component 150, theobject recognition module 115, the input component 120, thecommunication port 140, the storage 170, and/or other modules orcomponents of the wearable device 100.

In some implementations, the event handler module 111 may receive visualdata from the imaging component 150, information relating to capturedobjects in the visual data from the object recognition module 115,information received via the input component 120, information fromanother computing device received via a communication channel 300,and/or other information of the environment related to the wearabledevice. The event handler module 111 may compare the receivedinformation to data related to events stored in the storage 170 todetermine whether the information (or a portion of the information) isassociated with an event. When some or all of the received informationis associated with an event, the event handler module 111 may transmitevent data including the received information and data relating to theassociated event to the control signal generation module 112.

In some implementations, the event handler module 111 may receive datafrom the processor 110 indicating that an interaction occurred betweenthe wearable device 100 and one or more objects in the environmentrelated to the wearable device 100, a condition in the environmentrelated to the wearable device 100 changed, input was received at thewearable device 100, input received from another device was processed bythe wearable device 100, an interaction occurred between a user and theenvironment related to the wearable device 100, and/or other processingwas performed by the wearable device 100. In some implementations, theevent handler module 111 may compare the data received from theprocessor 110 with data stored in the storage 170 to determine whetherthe data is associated with an event. When some or all of receivedinformation is associated with an event stored in the storage 170, theevent handler module 111 may transmit event data including the receivedinformation and data relating to the associated event to the controlsignal generation module 112.

In some implementations, when the received information is not associatedwith an event stored in the storage 170, the event handler module 111may transmit event data including the received information to the server400 such that the server 400 can perform event handling. When some orall of received information is associated with an event stored in astorage of the server 400, the server 400 may communicate informationrelating to the associated event to the event handler module 111. Theevent handler module 111 may transmit event data including the receivedinformation and data relating to the associated event to the controlsignal generation module 112. When the received information is notassociated with an event stored in the storage of the server 400, theserver 400 may communicate an indication that no match was found.

In some implementations, the control signal generation module 112 may beconfigured to receive the event data from the event handler module 111and generate a control signal based on the event data. The storage 170of the wearable device 100 may include a lookup table that associates aplurality of events and a respective plurality of control signals. Basedon the event data received from the event handler module 111, thecontrol signal generation module 112 may generate a control signal. Forexample, the control signal generation module 112 may compare thereceived event data to the data stored at the storage 170. When some orall of the event data matches an event 170 stored in the storage, thecontrol signal generation module 112 may generate a control signalrelated to the control signal associated with the matched event. Whenthe event data does not match an event stored in the storage 170, thecontrol signal generation module 112 may communicate the event data tothe server 400 to determine whether a storage of the server 400 hasstored a control signal associated with some or all of the event data.The control signal may comprise, for example, information indicatingthat an event occurred, information indicating that a specific type ofevent occurred, information relating to one or more objects of theevent, information related to one or more environmental conditions ofthe event, information relating to one or more interactions of theevent, information relating to a timing of the event, informationrelated to a date of the event, information relating to a duration ofthe event, information relating to a frequency of a type of event,information relating to a frequency of the event detected, and/or otherinformation relating to an event.

The feedback control module 113 may be configured to receive a controlsignal (e.g., from the control signal generation module 112) and causethe feedback component 130 to provide feedback via the wearable device100. The control signal may be representative of an event that occurs inan environment related to a wearable device 100. The event may include,for example, an indication of a physical object within a predeterminedproximity of the wearable device 100, an indication of an environmentalcondition occurring in the environment, an indication of a change in anenvironmental condition occurring in the environment, an indication of amovement of an object within a predetermined proximity of the wearabledevice 100, an interaction between the wearable device 100 and an objectin the environment, an indication that the wearable device 100recognizes an object in the environment, a navigation event, and/oranother event occurring in an environment related to the wearable device100. In some implementations, the feedback control module 113 may beconfigured to provide the control signal to the feedback component 130.In this implementation, the control signal may be directly applied tothe feedback component 130 to cause the feedback. In someimplementations, the feedback control module 113 may be configured todetermine a feedback response based on the received control signal. Inthese implementations, the feedback control module 113 may consult alookup table to determine the feedback response based on the receivedcontrol signal. The feedback response may comprise one or more types offeedback and one or more feedback signals of the indicated feedbacktypes to be generated based on the received control signal. The feedbackcontrol module 113 may be configured to generate the indicated feedbacksignals of the feedback response and transmit the feedback signals tothe respective feedback components 130 to which the signals correspond.

In some implementations, the feedback control module 113 may consult alookup table of the wearable device 100 to determine which types offeedback and which feedback signals to include in the feedback responsebased on the received control signal.

The feedback response may include a single feedback signal, a pluralityof feedback signals for a single feedback component 130, a plurality offeedback signals for a plurality of feedback components 130, a patternof feedback signals for one or more feedback components 130, and/orother types of feedback response. In some implementations, a pluralityof feedback components 130 may provide a feedback response at a sametime. In some implementations, one or more feedback components 130 mayprovide a first feedback response at a first time and one or morefeedback components 130 may provide a second feedback response at asecond time subsequent to the first time.

In some implementations, the type of feedback response may indicate thetype of event represented by the control signal. For example, a feedbackresponse comprising a single signal may indicate that the eventrepresents the recognition of an object in the environment related tothe wearable device 100. A feedback response comprising a pattern ofsignals may indicate that the event represents an interaction betweenthe wearable device 100 and an object in the environment related to thewearable device 100. The indications associated with the different typesof feedback responses are not limited to the described examples.

In some implementations, the lookup table may store associations betweena plurality of control signals and a plurality of feedback responses.For example, when a control signal comprises information indicating thatan event occurred, the lookup table may store a feedback responseassociated with that control signal. When a control signal comprisesinformation indicating that a type of event occurred, the lookup tablemay store one or more different feedback responses for one or more typesof event that may be indicated by the information of the control signal.When a control signal comprises information indicating an interactionbetween the wearable device 100 and one or more objects in anenvironment related to the wearable device 100, the lookup table maystore a different feedback response for different interactions that mayoccur between the wearable device 100 and one or more objects in theenvironment related to the wearable device 100. In some implementations,the feedback control module 113 may retrieve a feedback response from aserver 400 that is configured to store a lookup table comprising aplurality of control signals and associated feedback responses.

The communication module 114 may be configured to facilitatecommunication between the wearable device 100 and another device suchas, for example, a server 400, and/or other devices that may be incommunication with the wearable device 100. The communication module 114may be configured to provide a wired or wireless communication channel300 for communication between the wearable device 100, the server 400,and/or another device. In some implementations, the processor 110 may beconfigured to receive a signal representative of an event occurring atthe wearable device 100 via a wireless or wired communication channel300 of the communication module 114.

In some implementations, the object recognition module 115 may beconfigured to recognize objects in a physical space. The objectrecognition module 115 may communicate with the imaging component 150and the storage 170 of the wearable device 100 to recognize an object inthe physical space. For example, the object recognition module 115 mayreceive visual data captured from the imaging component 150 and mayprocess the visual data to determine whether one or more objects existin the captured visual data. The object recognition module 115 maycompare the captured objects that exist in the visual data with objectsstored in the storage 170.

For example, the object recognition module 115 may compare the pixels ofa captured object with the pixels of a stored object in the storage 170according to known techniques. When a threshold percentage of pixels(e.g., 80%, 90%, 100%, and/or other percentages) of the captured objectmatch the pixels of a stored object, the object recognition module 115may determine that the captured object has been recognized as the storedobject. In some implementations, the threshold percentage may dependupon a resolution of the imaging component 150.

The object recognition module 115 may obtain information relating to thestored object and transmit the information relating to the stored objectand the information relating to the captured object to the event handlermodule 111. The information transmitted to the event handler module 111may include, for example, image data for the stored object, a type ofthe stored object, the location of the captured object in the physicalspace, a proximity of the captured object to other physical objects,context information relating to the stored object, context informationrelating to the captured object, and/or other data associated with thestored object or the captured object. In some implementations, theobject recognition module 115 may transmit the information relating tothe stored object and the information relating to the captured object toone or more of the event handler module 111, the control signalgeneration module 112, the feedback control module 113, and/or othermodules of the processor 110.

In some implementations, when the captured object does not match astored object, the object recognition module 115 may transmit datarelating to the captured object to the server 400 such that the server400 can perform object recognition. When the server 400 recognizes thecaptured object, the server 400 may communicate information relating toa stored object that matches the captured object to the objectrecognition module 115. The object recognition module 115 may transmitthe information relating to the stored object from the server 400 andthe information relating to the captured object to the event handlermodule 111. When the server 400 does not recognize the captured object,the server 400 may communicate an indication that no match was found.

The input component 120 may be configured to receive an input such as,for example, a button press, a gesture, voice command, and/or otherinput. The input may be communicated, by the processor 110, to anotherdevice such as, for example, server 400 and/or another device incommunication with the wearable device 100, via the communicationchannel 300. For example, the input component 120 may include a touchpad, a touch screen, a mechanical button, a switch, an audio receiver,such as a microphone, and/or another input component that can receive aninput.

The feedback component 130 may comprise one or more haptic outputdevices configured to provide haptic feedback, one or more visualdevices configured to provide a visual feedback, one or more audiodevices configured to provide an audible feedback, and/or another devicethat produces feedback. A haptic output device may include an actuator,for example, an electromagnetic actuator such as an Eccentric RotatingMass (“ERM”) in which an eccentric mass is moved by a motor, a LinearResonant Actuator (“LRA”) in which a mass attached to a spring is drivenback and forth, or a “smart material” such as piezoelectric,electro-active polymers, or shape memory alloys, a macro-composite fiberactuator, an electro-static actuator, an electro-tactile actuator,and/or another type of actuator that provides a physical feedback suchas a haptic (e.g., vibrotactile) feedback. The haptic output device mayinclude non-mechanical or non-vibratory devices such as those that useelectrostatic friction (ESF), ultrasonic surface friction (USF), orthose that induce acoustic radiation pressure with an ultrasonic haptictransducer, or those that use a haptic substrate and a flexible ordeformable surface, or those that provide projected haptic output suchas a puff of air using an air jet, and so on. A visual device may beconfigured to generate a visual feedback such as visible light at thewearable device 100. For example, the visual feedback may visuallyindicate the occurrence of an event in an environment related to thewearable device. An audio device may be configured to generate audiofeedback such as one or more sounds at the wearable device 100. Forexample, the audio feedback may audibly indicate the occurrence of anevent in an environment related to the wearable device.

The feedback component 130 may be configured to receive one or moresignals (e.g., one or more control signals or one or more feedbacksignals) from the feedback control module 113. Based on the one or moresignals, one or more haptic output devices, one or more visual devices,one or more audio devices, and/or other feedback components 130 mayprovide feedback via the wearable device 100.

The communication port 140 may include an interface through which acommunication channel 300 may be maintained with another device such as,for example, a server 400, and/or other devices that may be incommunication with the wearable device 100. In some implementations, acontrol signal may be received via the communication channel 300, whichmay include a wired or a wireless communication channel.

In some implementations, the processor 110 may be configured to receivea signal from another computing device. For example, the processor 110may be configured to receive a signal from another computing device viaa communication channel 300 established by the communication port 140.The signal may be representative of an event occurring at the computingdevice. For example, the signal may comprise information relating to acommunication received at the computing device. In another example, thesignal may comprise sensory information. In some implementations, theevent handler 111 of the processor may receive the signal from thecomputing device and may detect an event based on the signal. The eventmay be, for example, an indication of a communication at the computingdevice (e.g., a communication received at the computing device, acommunication sent by the computing device, a communication generated bythe computing device, and/or other communication), an indication ofprocessing that occurred at the computing device, an interaction betweenthe computing device and another device, and/or another event occurringat the computing device. In another example, based on the sensoryinformation received in the signal, the event may comprise an indicationof one or more environmental conditions in an environment related to thecomputing device, an indication of one or more environmental conditionsin an environment separate from the computing device, an indication ofone or more environmental conditions that may occur in the future in theenvironment related to the wearable device 100, and/or another eventbased on the sensory information. The event handler module 111 may sendinformation relating to the event to the control signal generationmodule 112. The control signal generation module 112 may generate acontrol signal representative of the event. The feedback control module113 may receive the control signal and may cause the feedback componentsto produce feedback based on the control signal.

The processor 110 may be configured to receive input via the inputcomponent 120. The input received via the input component 120 maycomprise, for example, a button press, a gesture, voice command, and/orother input. The processor 110 of the wearable device 100 may processthe received data and perform functionality based on the processing. Insome implementations, based on the input received via the inputcomponent 120, an event may be detected by the wearable device 100. Inthese implementations, feedback may be provided via the wearable device100 based on the event detected from the received input.

In some implementations, the processor 110 may perform functionalitythat is detected as an event by the wearable device 100. For example,the processor 110 may perform functionality related to a navigationevent. For example, the processor may perform functionality to obtainmap information for a user of the wearable device 100. The mapinformation may comprise, for example, a set of directions for a user ofthe wearable device 100 to follow. In some implementations, one or moreof the directions may be detected as one or more navigation events bythe event handler module 111 of the processor 110. Based on the one ormore directions of the map information, the wearable device 100 may beconfigured to provide feedback via the wearable device 100 indicatingthe one or more directions. For example, a first haptic feedback via afirst haptic output device of the feedback component 130 may be providedto indicate a first direction associated with the navigation event, anda second haptic feedback via a second haptic output device of thefeedback component 130 may be provided to indicate a second directiondifferent from the first direction. In another example, the first hapticfeedback via the first haptic output device may be provided to indicatea first direction and the second haptic feedback via the second hapticoutput device may be provided to indicate the first direction.

In some implementations, the storage 170 of the wearable device 100 maystore one or more sensor readings taken at different times from the oneor more sensors 160 of the wearable device 100. For example, the storage170 of the wearable device 100 may store a first sensor reading taken ata first time and a second sensor reading taken at a second timesubsequent to the first time. The storage 170 and/or the event handlermodule 111 may store threshold values relating to one or more types ofsensor readings. The event handler module 111 may determine whether anevent indicating a change in an environmental condition based on one ormore sensor readings has occurred based on a threshold value associatedwith that environmental condition. For example, the event handler module111 may indicate that a change in temperature in the environmentrelating to the wearable device 100 has occurred if a temperature changeof over 5 degrees has been sensed within a certain period of time.

In some implementations, the wearable device 100 may be configured as awearable augmented reality (“AR”) device 200 as shown in FIG. 2. Thewearable device 100 may be configured to generate an augmented reality(“AR”) environment comprising both an augmented reality space and aphysical space. Wearable AR device 200 may comprise one or more same orsimilar components and functionality as the wearable device 100. Forexample, wearable AR device 200 may comprise, for example, a processor210, an input component 120, a feedback component 130, a communicationport 140, an imaging component 150, a storage 270, and/or othercomponents. The processor 210 may be configured to generate theaugmented reality space coincident with the physical space. Theprocessor 210 may be configured to recognize at least one physicalobject in the physical space and augment the at least one physicalobject with one or more virtual objects in the AR space. The processor210 may be configured to determine an event within the AR environmentand generate a control signal representative of that event. Based on thegenerated control signal, the processor 210 may cause feedback to begenerated at the wearable AR device 200. The input component 120 may beconfigured to receive an input such as, for example, a button press, agesture, voice command, and/or other input. The feedback component 130may be configured to provide feedback via the AR wearable device. Thecommunication port 140 may comprise an interface through which acommunication channel may be maintained with, for example, a server 400,and/or other devices. An imaging component 150 may be configured toimage the physical space. In some implementations, the imaging component150 of the wearable AR device 200 may comprise a camera, an infrareddetector, and/or another image recording device. The storage 270 of thewearable AR device 200 may store data related to one or more eventswhich the wearable AR device 200 may recognize For example, the storage270 of the wearable AR device 200 may store data related to eventsincluding, for example, an interaction between at least one physicalobject and the AR environment, a confirmation of an action occurringwith respect to the AR environment, an interaction between a physicalobject and one or more virtual objects displayed in the AR space, ageneration of a specific type of virtual object to augment a physicalobject, a recognition of a physical object, a confirmation that aphysical object has been recognized by the wearable AR device 200, anindication of at least one physical object within a predeterminedproximity of the wearable AR device 200, an indication of anenvironmental condition occurring in an environment related to thewearable AR device 200, an indication of a change in an environmentalcondition occurring in the environment, an indication of a movement ofan object within a predetermined proximity of the wearable AR device200, an interaction between a user and one or more virtual objectsdisplayed in the augmented reality space, and/or another occurrencerelated to the AR environment.

In some implementations, the wearable AR device 200 may comprise one ormore sensors 160. The sensors 160 of the wearable AR device 200 may havethe same or similar components and/or functionality as the sensors 160of the wearable device 100.

In some implementations, the processor 210 of the wearable AR device 200may comprise same or similar functionality as the processor 110 of thewearable device 100. Additionally, the processor 210 the wearable ARdevice 200 may have additional functionality. In some implementations,the processor 210 of the wearable AR device 200 may be configured toexecute one or more modules, including, for example, an event handlermodule 211, a control signal generation module 212, a feedback controlmodule 213, a communication module 214, an object recognition module215, an object generation module 216, and/or other computer programmodules. The event handler module 211 may be configured to detectwhether an event occurs in the augmented reality environment. Thecontrol signal generation module 212 may be configured to receiveinformation relating to an event and generate a control signal relatedto the event. The feedback control module 213 may be configured toreceive a control signal and cause one or more feedback components 130to provide feedback. The communication module 214 may be configured tofacilitate communication between the wearable AR device 200 and otherdevices such as, for example, a server 400, and/or another device incommunication with the wearable AR device 200. The object recognitionmodule 215 may be configured to recognize physical objects in thephysical space. The object generation module 216 may be configured togenerate virtual objects to augment recognized physical objects.

In some implementations, an event determined by the processor 210 of thewearable AR device 200 may include an interaction between the at leastone physical object and the augmented reality environment, aconfirmation of an action occurring with respect to the augmentedreality environment, a confirmation that the at least one physicalobject is recognized by the augmented reality device, a confirmationthat an object in the physical space has been augmented, an indicationof at least one physical object within a predetermined proximity of thewearable AR device 200, an indication of an environmental conditionoccurring in an environment related to the wearable AR device 200, anindication of a change in an environmental condition occurring in theenvironment, an indication of a movement of an object within apredetermined proximity of the wearable AR device 200, an interactionbetween a user and one or more virtual objects displayed in theaugmented reality space, and/or another event that occurs in anenvironment related to the wearable AR device 200.

In some implementations, the event handler module 211 of the wearable ARdevice 200 may comprise same or similar functionality as the eventhandler module 111 of the wearable device 100. Additionally, the eventhandler module 211 of the wearable AR device 200 may have additionalfunctionality. In some implementations, the event handler module 211 maybe configured to detect whether an event occurs in the AR environment.The event handler module 211 may receive data from the imaging component150, the object recognition module 215, the object generation module216, the storage 270, and/or other modules or components of the wearableAR device 200.

In some implementations, the event handler module 211 may receive visualdata from the imaging component 150, information relating to capturedobjects in the visual data from the object recognition module 215,information relating to virtual objects generated by the objectgeneration module 216, information received via the input component 120,information from another computing device received via a communicationchannel 300, and/or other information related to the AR environment. Theevent handler module 211 may compare the received information to datarelated to events stored in the storage 270 to determine whether theinformation (or a portion of the information) is associated with anevent. When the received information is associated with an event, theevent handler module 211 may transmit event data including the receivedinformation and data relating to the associated event to the controlsignal generation module 212. In some implementations, the event handlermodule 211 may also transmit event data to the object generation module216.

In some implementations, the event handler module 211 may receive datafrom the processor 210 indicating that an interaction occurred betweenthe wearable AR device 200 and the AR environment, one or more virtualobjects in the AR environment changed, input was received from thewearable AR device 200, input received from the wearable AR device 200was processed by the wearable AR device 200, an interaction occurredbetween a user and the AR environment, a condition in an environmentrelating to the wearable AR device 200 has changed, and/or otherprocessing was performed by the wearable AR device 200. In someimplementations, the event handler module 211 may compare the datareceived from the processor 210 with data stored in the storage 270 todetermine whether the data is associated with an event, When some or allof received information is associated with an event stored in thestorage 270, the event handler module 211 may transmit event dataincluding the received information and data relating to the associatedevent to the control signal generation module 212,

In some implementations, when the received information is not associatedwith an event stored in the storage 270, the event handler module 211may transmit event data including the received information to the server400 such that the server 400 can perform event handling. When some orall of received information is associated with an event stored in astorage of the server 400, the server 400 may communicate informationrelating to the associated event to the event handler module 211, Theevent handler module 211 may transmit event data including the receivedinformation and data relating to the associated event to the controlsignal generation module 212. When the received information is notassociated with an event stored in the storage of the server 400, theserver 400 may communicate an indication that no match was found.

In some implementations, the control signal generation module 212 may beconfigured to receive the event data from the event handler module 211and generate a control signal based on the event data. The storage 270of the wearable AR device 200 may include a lookup table that associatesa plurality of events and a respective plurality of control signals.Based on the event data received from the event handler module 211, thecontrol signal generation module 212 may generate a control signal. Forexample, the control signal generation module 212 may compare thereceived event data to the data stored at the storage 270. When some orall of the event data matches an event stored in the storage 270, thecontrol signal generation module 212 may generate a control signalrelated to the control signal associated with the matched event. Whenthe event data does not match an event stored in the storage 270, thecontrol signal generation module 212 may communicate the event data tothe server 400 to determine whether the storage of the server has storeda control signal associated with some or all of the event data, Thecontrol signal may comprise, for example, information indicating that anevent occurred, information indicating that a specific type of eventoccurred, information relating to one or more objects of the event,information related to one or more environmental conditions of theevent, information relating to one or more interactions of the event,information relating to a timing of the event, information related to adate of the event, information relating to a duration of the event,information relating to a frequency of a type of event, informationrelating to a frequency of the event detected, and/or other informationrelating to an event.

The communication module 214 of the wearable AR device 200 may comprisesame or similar functionality as the communication module 114 of thewearable device 100.

In some implementations, the object recognition module 215 of thewearable AR device 200 may comprise same or similar functionality as theobject recognition module 115 of the wearable device 100. Additionally,the object recognition module 215 of the wearable AR device 200 may haveadditional functionality. The object recognition module 215 may beconfigured to recognize objects in a physical space. The objectrecognition module 215 may communicate with the imaging component 150and the storage 270 of the wearable AR device 200 to recognize an objectin the physical space. For example, the object recognition module 215may receive visual data captured from the imaging component 150 and mayprocess the visual data to determine whether one or more objects existin the captured visual data. The object recognition module 215 maycompare the captured objects that exist in the visual data with objectsstored in the storage 270.

For example, the object recognition module 215 may compare the pixels ofa captured object with the pixels of a stored object in the storage 270according to known techniques. When a threshold percentage of pixels(e.g., 80%, 90%, 100%, and/or other percentages) of the captured objectmatch the pixels of a stored object, the object recognition module 215may determine that the captured object has been recognized as the storedobject. In some implementations, the threshold percentage may dependupon a resolution of the imaging component 150.

The object recognition module 215 may obtain information relating to thestored object and transmit the information relating to the stored objectand the information relating to the captured object to the event handlermodule 211. The information transmitted to the event handler module21116 may include, for example, image data for the stored object, a typeof the stored object, the location of the captured object in thephysical space, a proximity of the captured object to other physicalobjects, context information relating to the stored object, contextinformation relating to the captured object, and/or other dataassociated with the stored object or the captured object. In someimplementations, the object recognition module 215 may transmit theinformation relating to the stored object and the information relatingto the captured object to one or more of the object generation module216, the control signal generation module 212, and/or other modules ofthe processor 210.

In some implementations, when the captured object does not match astored object, the object recognition module 215 may transmit datarelating to the captured object to the server 400 such that the server400 can perform object recognition. When the server 400 recognizes thecaptured object, the server 400 may communicate information relating toa stored object that matches the captured object to the objectrecognition module 211. The object may transmit the information relatingto the stored object from the server 400 and the information relating tothe captured object to the event handler module 211. When the server 400does not recognize the captured object, the server 400 may communicatean indication that no match was found.

In some implementations, the object generation module 216 may receiveinformation relating to a physical object from the object recognitionmodule 215 and may generate one or more virtual objects to augment thephysical object in the AR environment. The object generation module 216may access the storage 270 to determine whether one or more virtualobjects are associated with the physical object. When no virtual objectsare associated with the physical object, the object generation module216 may communicate with the server 400 to determine whether the storageof the server 400 has stored one or more associations between the one ormore physical objects and one or more virtual objects. When anassociation is found in the storage of the server 400, the server 400may communicate, to the object generation module 216, data related tothe associated virtual objects.

When a virtual object is associated with a physical object identified inthe information received from the object recognition module 215, theobject generation module 216 may generate an AR space coincident withthe physical space. FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplaryAR environment 500, The AR environment 500 comprises a physical space520 comprising one or more physical objects 520 a, 520 b, . . . , 520 nand an AR space 510 comprising one or more virtual objects 510 a, 510 b,. . . , 510 n that augment one or more physical objects 520 a, 520 b, .. . , 520 n in the physical space 520.

In some implementations, the object generation module 216 may augment aphysical object 520 n with one or more virtual objects 510 a, 510 b, . .. , 510 n in the AR space 510. For example, the object generation module216 may display the AR space 510 (and one or more virtual objects 510 a,510 b, . . . , 510 n) via a display surface of the wearable AR device200. In some implementations, the AR space 510 and one or more virtualobjects 510 a, 510 b, . . . , 510 n displayed may be displayed in athree-dimensional manner via the display surface of the wearable ARdevice 200.

The AR environment 500 displayed via the display of the wearable ARdevice 200 may include the physical space 520 and the AR space 510. Insome implementations, the physical space 520 may be imaged by theimaging component 150 and displayed via the display. In someimplementations, the physical space 520 may simply be viewed through thedisplay, such as in implementations where the display is configured asan at least partially transparent display (e.g., a lens) through whichthe physical space 520 may be viewed. Whichever implementation todisplay the physical space 520 is used, one or more virtual objects 510a, 510 b, . . . 510 n may be displayed coincident with or in associationwith one or more physical objects 520 a, 520 b, . . . 520 n that existin the physical space 520, thereby augmenting the one or more physicalobjects 520 a, 520 b, . . . 520 n in the AR environment 500. A singlevirtual object 510 a may augment a single physical object 520 a or aplurality of physical objects 520 a, 520 b, . . . 520 n. A plurality ofvirtual objects 510 a, 510 b, . . . 510 n may augment a single physicalobject 520 a or a plurality of physical objects 520 a, 520 b, . . . 520n. The number and types of virtual objects 510 a, 510 b, . . . 510 nthat augment physical objects 520 a, 520 b, . . . 520 n that exist inthe physical space 520 is not limited to the examples described.

Returning to FIG. 2, the processor 210 may be configured to receiveinput from the wearable AR device 200. For example, the processor 210may receive data from the wearable AR device 200 related to input thatwas received via the input component 150. The input received via theinput component 150 may comprise, for example, a button press, agesture, voice command, and/or other input. The processor 210 of thewearable AR device 200 may process the received data and performfunctionality based on the processing. For example, the processor 210may add, delete, change, and/or otherwise modify one or more virtualobjects 510 a, 510 b, . . . , 510 n in the AR environment 500. Theprocessor 210 may send data to the wearable device 100 based on theprocessing. The processor 210 may perform other functionality based onthe processing. In some implementations, the processor 210 may receiveinput from another computing device that includes identifying indiciafor the computing device and an indication that the input comprises theidentifying indicia. The wearable AR device 200 may store theidentifying indicia and associate the identifying indicia with thecomputing device.

As shown in FIG. 4, the feedback component 130 of the wearable device100 (or the wearable AR device 200) may comprise one or more devices. Insome implementations, the one or more devices may be spaced apart at thewearable device 100 (or the wearable AR device 200). The feedbackcomponent 130 may comprise, for example, one or more haptic outputdevices 132 configured to provide haptic feedback, one or more visualdevices 134 configured to provide a visual feedback, one or more audiodevices 136 configured to provide an audible feedback, a light-emittingband 138, and/or another device that produces feedback.

The haptic output device 132 may include an actuator, for example, anelectromagnetic actuator such as an Eccentric Rotating Mass (“ERM”) inwhich an eccentric mass is moved by a motor, a Linear Resonant Actuator(“LRA”) in which a mass attached to a spring is driven back and forth,or a “smart material” such as piezoelectric, electro-active polymers, orshape memory alloys, a macro-composite fiber actuator, an electro-staticactuator, an electro-tactile actuator, and/or another type of actuatorthat provides a physical feedback such as a haptic (e.g., vibrotactile)feedback. The haptic output device 132 may include non-mechanical ornon-vibratory devices such as those that use electrostatic friction(ESF), ultrasonic surface friction (USF), or those that induce acousticradiation pressure with an ultrasonic haptic transducer, or those thatuse a haptic substrate and a flexible or deformable surface, or thosethat provide projected haptic output such as a puff of air using an airjet, and so on. In some implementations, one or more haptic outputdevices 132 may be spaced apart throughout the wearable device 100 (orthe wearable AR device 200).

The visual device 134 may be configured to generate a visual feedbacksuch as visible light at the wearable device 100. For example, thevisual feedback may visually indicate the occurrence of an eventdetected by the wearable device 100 (or the wearable AR device 200).

The audio device 136 may be configured to generate audio feedback suchas one or more sounds at the wearable device 100. For example, the audiofeedback may audibly indicate the occurrence of an event detected by thewearable device 100 (or the wearable AR device 200).

The light-emitting band 138 may be configured to generate alight-emitting band emanating from and/or around the wearable device 100(or the wearable AR device 200). The light emitted via the band 138 mayinclude a color, a pattern, and/or other visual characteristics. Thevisual characteristics may coordinate with one or more events detectedby the wearable device 100 (or the wearable AR device 200).

As shown in FIG. 5, in some implementations, the wearable AR device 200may be configured in the shape of eyewear. For example, the wearable ARdevice 200 may be configured to display the AR environment 500 (or ARenvironments 500A, 500B) via one or both lenses 180A and 180B of theeyewear. In some implementations, a part of lens 180A may be configuredto display an AR environment 500A and a part of lens 180B may beconfigured to display AR environment 500B. AR environment 500A and ARenvironment 500B may be separate AR environments, may be overlapping ARenvironments, may be displayed via two separate lenses as a single ARenvironment 500, and/or may comprise one or more AR environments to bedisplayed in other ways.

The eyewear may comprise one or more components, including, for example,a frame, a first lens 180A connected to a first portion of the frame, asecond lens 180B connected to a second portion of the frame, a firstnose pad 190A connected to the frame adjacent the first lens 180A, asecond nose pad 190B connected to the frame adjacent the second lens180B, and/or other eyewear components. The frame may comprise, forexample, a first top portion 171A of the frame at a first end of theframe, a second top portion 171B of the frame at a second end oppositethe first end of the frame, a first temple 172A connected to the firsttop portion 171A and extending in a direction perpendicular to the firsttop portion 171A, a second temple 172B connected to the second topportion 171B and extending in a direction perpendicular to the secondtop portion 171B and parallel to the first temple 172A, and/or othercomponents. The first temple 172A may comprise one or more portionsincluding, for example, a first portion 173A, a second portion 174A, athird portion 175A, and/or other portions. The second temple 172B maycomprise one or more portions including, for example, a first portion173B, a second portion 174B, a third portion 175B, and/or otherportions.

Components of the wearable AR device 200 (e.g., the imaging component150, wireless transceiver 140, processor, etc.) may be disposed atvarious locations of the eyewear. The following are merely forillustrative purposes and are non-limiting examples. A portion of theframe near one of the lenses 180A (or a portion of the lens 180A) maycomprise the imaging component 150. A portion of the frame near theother lens 180B (or a portion of the other lens 180B) may comprise awireless transceiver 140 that may comprise a communication port. One orboth of the first top portion 171A and/or the second top portion 171Bmay comprise the processor, the communication port, and/or othercomponents of the wearable AR device 200. In some implementations, oneor both of the first temple 172A and/or the second temple 172B maycomprise one or more of the processor, the communication port, and/orother components of the wearable AR device 200.

In some implementations, the first top portion 171A of the frame maycomprise one or more haptic output devices of the feedback component 130positioned at one or more respective positions of the first top portion171A of the frame. The second top portion 171B of the frame may compriseone or more haptic output devices of the feedback component 130positioned at one or more respective positions of the second top portion171B of the frame. In some implementations, the first temple 172A maycomprise one or more haptic output devices positioned at one or morerespective portions of the first temple 172A. The second temple 172B maycomprise one or more haptic output devices positioned at one or morerespective portions of the second temple 172B.

In some implementations, the first temple 172A may comprise a deformablematerial. In some of these implementations, the first temple 172A may beconfigured to bend laterally inward. In some of these implementations, afirst portion 173A of the first temple 172A may be configured to bendlaterally inward and a second portion 174A of the first temple 172Aadjacent the first portion may be configured to bend laterally inward orlaterally outward. A third portion 175A may be configured to bendlaterally inward and laterally outward, vibrate, provide feedback thatprovides a tickling sensation to a wearer of the eyewear, and/or provideother types of feedback. In some implementations, one or more of thefirst portion 173A, second portion 174A, third portion 175A, and/orother portions of the first temple 172A may comprise one or more hapticoutput devices that may be configured to provide a vibration effect,provide a tickling sensation, comprise a deformable material configuredto bend laterally inward, comprise a deformable material configured tobend laterally inward and laterally outward, and/or provide other typesof haptic feedback.

In some implementations, the second temple 172B may comprise adeformable material. In some of these implementations, the second temple172B may be configured to bend laterally inward. In some of theseimplementations, a first portion 173B of the second temple 172B may beconfigured to bend laterally inward and a second portion 174B of thesecond temple 172B adjacent the first portion may be configured to bendlaterally inward or laterally outward. A third portion 175B may beconfigured to bend laterally inward and laterally outward, vibrate,provide feedback that provides a tickling sensation to a wearer of theeyewear, and/or provide other types of feedback. In someimplementations, one or more of the first portion 173B, second portion174B, third portion 175B, and/or other portions of the second temple172B may comprise one or more haptic output devices that may beconfigured to provide a vibration effect, provide a tickling sensation,comprise a deformable material configured to bend laterally inward,comprise a deformable material configured to bend laterally inward andlaterally outward, and/or provide other types of haptic feedback. Thevarious portions of first temple 172A and second temple 172B may provideone or more types of feedback disposed at one or more positions at firsttemple 172A and/or second temple 172B.

In some implementations, the first nose pad 190A may comprise adeformable material. The first nose pad 190A may be configured to bendlaterally inward. In some implementations, one or both of first nose pad190A or second nose pad 190B may comprise one or more haptic outputdevices. In some implementations, the deformable material of the firsttemple 172A, the second temple 172B, the first nose pad 190A, the secondnose pad 190B, and/or other components that comprise deformable materialmay provide feedback as one or more feedback components 130 of thewearable AR device 200 configured as eyewear.

Other configurations of the eyewear may be used as well. For example, insome implementations, one or more portions of the eyewear may beconfigured to provide one or more of the following haptic sensations:the eyewear squeezing the head of a user, the eyewear squeezing the earof the user, the eyewear squeezing the nose of the user, the eyewearhaving a vibrating array of elements 192 felt by the user, the eyewearmoving against the ear of the user, protrusions 194 extending from theeyewear and contacting the user, sensations indicating flow or saltationalong the eyewear by using, for example, the array of elements 192,changing the surface feel of the frame to the user, and deforming anypart of the frame. By providing a more advanced functionality to theeyewear, more complex haptic information may be communicated to the userin order to provide, for example, gaming information, statusinformation, direction information and/or object interactioninformation.

The haptic functionality described above may be provided by knownactuation technologies, including but not limited to actuators thatinclude piezoelectric materials, smart gels, shape memory alloys,electroactive polymers, electromagnetics, fluid reservoirs, etc. Forexample the “squeeze ear” modality may be created with a shape memoryfiber embedded in the eyewear frame. When actuated, the fiber may shrinkand pull the frame so as to slightly reduce the radius of the ear pieceapplying pressure to the user's ear and convey a haptic effect to theuser's ear.

In some implementations, the eyewear may include at least one touchsensitive surface implemented directly into the eyewear frame. In someimplementations, electrostatic friction type displays may be used tochange the surface feel of the eyewear frame in order to indicate anactive function or confirmation, for example. In some implementations,the array of elements 192 may be an array of touch sensitive surfaces,such as touchpads.

Each of the haptic modalities described above may have many specificapplication examples. For example, haptic effects associated with the“squeeze ear” modality may be used to notify the user, to provideconfirmation to the user of an action, to indicate status of an event orto provide directional information such as which direction to focusattention. The unique location of the haptic effect may provideadditional information. For example, haptic effects on the nose may beused to indicate interaction with virtual objects the user is facing,while haptic effects to the right and lefts sides of the head along thetemples of the eyewear, or behind the ears, may be used for interactionwith objects to the right and left sides of the user, respectively.

In some implementations, the wearable device 100 may be configured inthe shape of eyewear. The eyewear comprising the wearable device 100 mayhave one or more same or similar components and functionality as thewearable AR device 200 configured as eyewear. In some implementations,the wearable device 100 configured as eyewear may not display the ARenvironment 500 via one or both lenses 180A, 180B or via the frame ofthe eyewear.

In some implementations, the wearable device 100 may be configured asheadwear, for example, a visor, goggles, a face mask, a ski mask,laboratory glasses, safety glasses, a hat, a baseball cap, a bandana, aheadband, earmuffs, hair comb, hair chain, and/or other accessories wornaround a user's head. In some implementations, the wearable AR device200 may be configured as headwear, for example, a visor, goggles, a facemask, a ski mask, laboratory glasses, safety glasses, a hat, a baseballcap, a bandana, a headband, earmuffs, a necklace, earrings, hair comb,hair chain, and/or other accessories worn around a user's head.

Referring back to FIGS. 1 and 2, in some implementations, the server 400may be configured to communicate with one or more of the wearable device100, the wearable AR device 200, and/or other devices in communicationwith the server 400. In some implementations, server 400 may comprise aprocessor, a storage, and a communication port.

The processor of the server 400 may be configured to receive data,recognize objects, handle events, send data, and/or provide otherfunctionality. In some implementations, the server 400 may be configuredto receive, from the processor 110 of the wearable device 100, a controlsignal. The storage of the server 400 may comprise a lookup table thatmay be configured in a manner similar or the same as the lookup table ofthe wearable device 100 that comprises a plurality of control signalsand a plurality of feedback responses. When the lookup table includes anentry relating to the control signal, the server 400 may communicate tothe control signal generation module 112 information relating to thecontrol signal found in the lookup table. When the lookup table of theserver 400 does not include an entry relating to the control signal, theserver 400 may communicate an indication that no match was found for thecontrol signal to the feedback control module 111. In someimplementations, the server 400 may perform image processing and/orobject recognition relating to data received from the wearable device100.

In some implementations, the server 400 may be configured to receiveevent data from the event handler module 111 of the processor 110 of thewearable device 100. The storage of the server 400 may include a lookuptable that associates a plurality of events and a respective pluralityof control signals. When some or all of the event data matches an eventstored in the storage of the server 400, the processor of the server 400may communicate the event data related to the event to the event handlermodule 111. When the event data does not match an event stored in thestorage, the processor of the server 400 may communicate that no matchwas found to the wearable device 100.

In some implementations, the server 400 may receive data related to anobject captured by the imaging component 150 of the wearable device 100.The processor of the server 400 may perform object recognition relatedto the captured object. The storage of the server 400 may comprise alookup table that comprises one or more physical objects. The server 400may determine whether the lookup table comprises an entry related to theobject recognized from the received data. When the lookup tablecomprises an entry related to the recognized object, the server 400 maycommunicate information relating to a stored object that matches therecognized object to the object recognition module 115. When the server400 does not recognize the recognized object, the server 400 maycommunicate an indication that no match was found to the objectrecognition module 115.

In some implementations, the server 400 may receive data related to aphysical object recognized by the object recognition module 215 of theprocessor 210 of the wearable AR device 200. The processor of the server400 may determine whether the storage of the server 400 has stored anassociation between the physical object and one or more virtual objects.In some implementations, the storage of the server 400 may comprise alookup table that comprises physical objects, virtual objects, and oneor more correlations between one or more physical object and one or morevirtual objects. When an association is found in the storage of theserver 400, the server 400 may communicate, to the object generationmodule 216, data related to the associated virtual objects. When noassociation is found in the storage of the server 400, the server 400may communicate that no association has been found.

The communication port of the server 400 may include an interfacethrough which a communication channel 300 may be maintained with, forexample, the wearable device 100, the wearable AR device 200, and/oranother device in communication with the server 400. Data and/or signalsmay be received via the communication channel 300, and/or anothercommunication channel through which the server 400 receives data and/orsignals.

FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary method 600 of providingfeedback based on an event occurring in an environment related to thewearable device 100, according to an implementation of the invention.The described operations of FIG. 6 and other Figures may be accomplishedusing some or all of the system components described in detail aboveand, in some implementations, various operations may be performed indifferent sequences. In other implementations, additional operations maybe performed along with some or all of the operations shown in FIG. 6and the other Figures. In yet other implementations, one or moreoperations may be performed simultaneously. In yet otherimplementations, one or more combinations of various operations may beperformed. Some implementations may not perform all of the operationsdescribed with relation to FIG. 6 and other Figures. Accordingly, theoperations described are exemplary in nature and, as such, should not beviewed as limiting.

In some implementations, the operations of FIG. 6 and other Figures maybe implemented in one or more processing devices (e.g., wearable device100, wearable AR device 200, server 400, and/or other devices). The oneor more processing devices may include one or more devices executingsome or all of the operations of FIG. 6 and other Figures in response toinstructions stored electronically on an electronic storage medium. Theone or more processing devices may include one or more devicesconfigured through hardware, firmware, and/or software to bespecifically designed for execution of one or more of the operations ofFIG. 6 and other Figures.

In an operation 602, an occurrence of an event may be detected in anenvironment related to the wearable device 100. The event handler module111 may be configured to determine whether an event occurred in anenvironment related to the wearable device 100 based on informationreceived from one or more of the processor 110 or the imaging component150. The event may include an indication of a physical object within apredetermined proximity of the wearable device 100, an indication of anenvironmental condition occurring in the environment, an indication of achange in an environmental condition occurring in the environment, anindication of a movement of an object within a predetermined proximityof the wearable device 100, an interaction between the wearable device100 and an object in the environment, an indication that the wearabledevice 100 recognizes an object in the environment, a navigation event,and/or another event occurring in an environment related to the wearabledevice 100. In some implementations, when an occurrence of an event isdetected in an environment related to the wearable AR device 200, theevent may include an interaction between the at least one physicalobject and the augmented reality environment, a confirmation of anaction occurring with respect to the augmented reality environment, aconfirmation that the at least one physical object is recognized by theaugmented reality device, a confirmation that an object in the physicalspace has been augmented, an indication of at least one physical objectwithin a predetermined proximity of the wearable AR device 200, anindication of an environmental condition occurring in an environmentrelated to the wearable AR device 200, an indication of a change in anenvironmental condition occurring in the environment, an indication of amovement of an object within a predetermined proximity of the wearableAR device 200, an interaction with one or more virtual objects displayedin the augmented reality space, and/or another event that occurs in anenvironment related to the wearable AR device 200. An interaction withone or more virtual objects may comprise a manipulation of one or morevirtual objects, an interaction between a user and one or more virtualobjects displayed in the augmented reality space, an interaction betweenone or more physical objects in the physical space and the one or morevirtual objects, and/or another event relating to a virtual object inthe environment related to the wearable AR device 200.

In an operation 604, wearable device 100 may generate a control signalbased on the detected event. For example, when the event handler module111 of the wearable device 100 detects an event, the control signalgeneration module 112 may be configured to determine a control signalassociated with the detected event. In some implementations, when anoccurrence of an event is detected in an environment related to thewearable AR device 200, the event handler module 211 of the wearabledevice 100 detects an event, the control signal generation module 212may be configured to determine a control signal associated with thedetected event.

In an operation 606, the feedback control module 113 of the processor110 may receive the control signal. Feedback may be provided via thewearable device 100. The feedback control module 113 may cause thefeedback component 130 to provide feedback via the wearable device 100.In some implementations, the feedback control module 113 may beconfigured to provide the control signal to the feedback component 130.In these implementations, the control signal may be directly applied tothe one or more feedback components 130 to cause the feedback. In someimplementations, the feedback control module 113 may be configured todetermine a feedback response based on the received control signal. Thefeedback control module 113 may provide a feedback response comprisingone or more types of feedback and one or more feedback signals of theindicated feedback types to be generated. The feedback control module113 may be configured to generate the indicated feedback signals of thefeedback response and transmit the feedback signals to the respectivefeedback components 130 to which the signals correspond.

One or more feedback components 130 of the wearable device 100 mayprovide feedback via the wearable device 100. In some implementations,the feedback provided may be based on one or more feedback signalsreceived from the feedback control module 113. The feedback maycorrespond to the event detected within the environment related to thewearable device. For example, the feedback may be representative of theevent.

In some implementations, when an occurrence of an event is detected inan environment related to the wearable AR device 200, the feedbackcontrol module 213 of the processor 210 may receive the control signal.Feedback may be provided via the wearable AR device 200. The feedbackcontrol module 213 may cause the feedback component 120 to providefeedback via the wearable AR device 200. In some implementations, thefeedback control module 213 may be configured to provide the controlsignal to the feedback component 130. In these implementations, thecontrol signal may be directly applied to the one or more feedbackcomponents 130 to cause the feedback. In some implementations, thefeedback control module 213 may be configured to determine a feedbackresponse based on the received control signal. The feedback controlmodule 213 may provide a feedback response comprising one or more typesof feedback and one or more feedback signals of the indicated feedbacktypes to be generated. The feedback control module 213 may be configuredto generate the indicated feedback signals of the feedback response andtransmit the feedback signals to the respective feedback components 130to which the signals correspond.

One or more feedback components 130 of the wearable AR device 200 mayprovide feedback via the wearable AR device 200. In someimplementations, the feedback provided may be based on one or morefeedback signals received from the feedback control module 213. Thefeedback may correspond to the event detected within the environmentrelated to the wearable device. For example, the feedback may berepresentative of the event.

Wearable device 100 may include storage 170, one or more processors 110,and/or other components. Wearable device 100 may include communicationlines, or ports to enable the exchange of information with a networkand/or other computing platforms. Illustration of wearable device 100 inFIG. 1 is not intended to be limiting. Wearable device 100 may include aplurality of hardware, software, and/or firmware components operatingtogether to provide the functionality attributed herein to wearabledevice 100.

Storage 170 may comprise non-transitory storage media thatelectronically stores information. The electronic storage media ofstorage 170 may include one or both of system storage that is providedintegrally (i.e., substantially non-removable) with wearable device 100and/or removable storage that is removably connectable to wearabledevice 100 via, for example, a port (e.g., a USB port, a firewire port,etc.) or a drive (e.g., a disk drive, etc.). Storage 170 may include oneor more of optically readable storage media (e.g., optical disks, etc.),magnetically readable storage media (e.g., magnetic tape, magnetic harddrive, floppy drive, etc.), electrical charge-based storage media (e.g.,EEPROM, RAM, etc.), solid-state storage media (e.g., flash drive, etc.),and/or other electronically readable storage media. Storage 170 mayinclude one or more virtual storage resources (e.g., cloud storage, avirtual private network, and/or other virtual storage resources).Storage 170 may store software algorithms, information determined byprocessor 110, information received from wearable device 100, and/orother information that enables wearable device 100 to function asdescribed herein.

Processor(s) 110 is configured to provide information processingcapabilities in wearable device 100. As such, processor 110 may includeone or more of a digital processor, an analog processor, a digitalcircuit designed to process information, an analog circuit designed toprocess information, a state machine, and/or other mechanisms forelectronically processing information. Although processor 110 is shownin FIG. 1 as a single entity, this is for illustrative purposes only. Insome implementations, processor 110 may include a plurality ofprocessing units. These processing units may be physically locatedwithin the same device, or processor 110 may represent processingfunctionality of a plurality of devices operating in coordination. Theprocessor 110 may be configured to execute modules 111, 112, 113, 114,and 115. Processor 110 may be configured to execute modules 111, 112,113, 114, and 115 by software; hardware; firmware; some combination ofsoftware, hardware, and/or firmware; and/or other mechanisms forconfiguring processing capabilities on processor 110. As used herein,the term “module” may refer to any component or set of components thatperform the functionality attributed to the module. This may include oneor more physical processors during execution of processor readableinstructions, the processor readable instructions, circuitry, hardware,storage media, or any other components.

It should be appreciated that although modules 111, 112, 113, 114, and115 are illustrated in FIG. 1 as being implemented within a singleprocessing unit, in implementations in which processor 110 includesmultiple processing units, one or more of modules 111, 112, 113, 114,and 115 may be implemented remotely from the other modules. Thedescription of the functionality provided by the different modules 111,112, 113, 114, and 115 described below is for illustrative purposes, andis not intended to be limiting, as any of modules 111, 112, 113, 114,and 115 may provide more or less functionality than is described. Forexample, one or more of modules 111, 112, 113, 114, and 115 may beeliminated, and some or all of its functionality may be provided byother ones of modules 111, 112, 113, 114, and 115. As another example,processor 110 may be configured to execute one or more additionalmodules that may perform some or all of the functionality attributedbelow to one of modules 111, 112, 113, 114, and 115.

Wearable AR device 200 may include storage 270, one or more processors210, and/or other components. Wearable AR device 200 may includecommunication lines, or ports to enable the exchange of information witha network and/or other computing platforms. Illustration of wearable ARdevice 200 in FIG. 2 is not intended to be limiting. Wearable AR device200 may include a plurality of hardware, software, and/or firmwarecomponents operating together to provide the functionality attributedherein to wearable AR device 200.

Storage 270 may comprise non-transitory storage media thatelectronically stores information. The electronic storage media ofstorage 270 may include one or both of system storage that is providedintegrally (i.e., substantially non-removable) with wearable AR device200 and/or removable storage that is removably connectable to wearableAR device 200 via, for example, a port (e.g., a USB port, a firewireport, etc.) or a drive (e.g., a disk drive, etc.). Storage 270 mayinclude one or more of optically readable storage media (e.g., opticaldisks, etc.), magnetically readable storage media (e.g., magnetic tape,magnetic hard drive, floppy drive, etc.), electrical charge-basedstorage media (e.g., EEPROM, RAM, etc.), solid-state storage media(e.g., flash drive, etc.), and/or other electronically readable storagemedia. Storage 270 may include one or more virtual storage resources(e.g., cloud storage, a virtual private network, and/or other virtualstorage resources). Storage 270 may store software algorithms,information determined by processor 210, information received fromwearable device 200, and/or other information that enables wearable ARdevice 200 to function as described herein.

Processor(s) 210 is configured to provide information processingcapabilities in wearable AR device 200. As such, processor 210 mayinclude one or more of a digital processor, an analog processor, adigital circuit designed to process information, an analog circuitdesigned to process information, a state machine, and/or othermechanisms for electronically processing information. Although processor210 is shown in FIG. 2 as a single entity, this is for illustrativepurposes only. In some implementations, processor 210 may include aplurality of processing units. These processing units may be physicallylocated within the same device, or processor 210 may representprocessing functionality of a plurality of devices operating incoordination. The processor 210 may be configured to execute modules211, 212, 213, 214, 215, and 216. Processor 210 may be configured toexecute modules 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, and 216 by software; hardware;firmware; some combination of software, hardware, and/or firmware;and/or other mechanisms for configuring processing capabilities onprocessor 210. As used herein, the term “module” may refer to anycomponent or set of components that perform the functionality attributedto the module. This may include one or more physical processors duringexecution of processor readable instructions, the processor readableinstructions, circuitry, hardware, storage media, or any othercomponents.

It should be appreciated that although modules 211, 212, 213, 214, 215,and 216 are illustrated in FIG. 2 as being implemented within a singleprocessing unit, in implementations in which processor 210 includesmultiple processing units, one or more of modules 211, 212, 213, 214,215, and 216 may be implemented remotely from the other modules. Thedescription of the functionality provided by the different modules 211,212, 213, 214, 215, and 216 described below is for illustrativepurposes, and is not intended to be limiting, as any of modules 211,212, 213, 214, 215, and 216 may provide more or less functionality thanis described. For example, one or more of modules 211, 212, 213, 214,215, and 216 may be eliminated, and some or all of its functionality maybe provided by other ones of modules 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, and 216.As another example, processor 210 may be configured to execute one ormore additional modules that may perform some or all of thefunctionality attributed below to one of modules 211, 212, 213, 214,215, and 216.

Server 400 may include storage, one or more processors, and/or othercomponents. Server 400 may include communication lines, or ports toenable the exchange of information with a network and/or other computingplatforms. Illustration of server 400 in FIGS. 1 and 2 are not intendedto be limiting. Server 400 may include a plurality of hardware,software, and/or firmware components operating together to provide thefunctionality attributed herein to server 400. For example, server 400may be implemented by a cloud of computing platforms operating togetheras server 400.

Although the system(s) and/or method(s) of this disclosure have beendescribed in detail for the purpose of illustration based on what iscurrently considered to be the most practical and preferredimplementations, it is to be understood that such detail is solely forthat purpose and that the disclosure is not limited to the disclosedimplementations, but, on the contrary, is intended to covermodifications and equivalent arrangements that are within the spirit andscope of the appended claims. For example, it is to be understood thatthe present disclosure contemplates that, to the extent possible, one ormore features of any implementation can be combined with one or morefeatures of any other implementation.

What is claimed is:
 1. A system comprising: a wearable device; a seconddevice remote from and in communication with the wearable device; aprocessor configured to generate a control signal representative of anevent occurring in an environment related to the wearable device and/orthe second device; and a haptic output device configured to providehaptic feedback based on the generated control signal.
 2. The systemaccording to claim 1, wherein the second device is a second wearabledevice.
 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the event comprisesan indication of a physical object within a predetermined proximity ofthe wearable device or the second device, an indication of anenvironmental condition occurring in the environment, an indication of achange in an environmental condition occurring in the environment, anindication of a movement of an object within a predetermined proximityof the wearable device or second device, an interaction between thewearable device or the second device and an object in the environment,or an indication that the wearable device or the second devicerecognizes an object in the environment.
 4. The system according toclaim 1, wherein the wearable device comprises the haptic output device.5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the second device comprisesthe haptic output device.
 6. The system according to claim 1, furthercomprising: a sensor configured to sense one or more environmentalconditions related to the wearable device or the second device, whereinthe event comprises the one or more environmental conditions sensed bythe sensor.
 7. The system according to claim 1, further comprising: acommunication port configured to establish a wireless or wiredcommunication channel between the wearable device and the second device,wherein the processor is configured to receive a signal representativeof an event occurring at the wearable device or the second device viathe wireless or wired communication channel and generate the controlsignal based on the received signal.
 8. The system according to claim 7,wherein the received signal comprises sensory information, and whereinthe event comprises one or more environmental conditions based on thesensory information.
 9. The system according to claim 8, wherein thereceived signal comprises information relating to a communication at thesecond device, and wherein the event comprises an indication of thecommunication at the second device.
 10. A system comprising: anaugmented reality device configured to generate an augmented realityenvironment comprising an augmented reality space and a physical space,the augmented reality device comprising a processor configured togenerate the augmented reality space coincident with the physical space,recognize at least one physical object in the physical space and augmentthe at least one physical object with one or more virtual objects in theaugmented reality space, and determine an event associated with theaugmented reality environment, and generate a control signal based onthe determined event; a wearable device remote from and in communicationwith the augmented reality device; a third device remote from and incommunication with the wearable device and the augmented reality device;and a haptic output device configured to provide haptic feedback basedon the generated control signal.
 11. The system according to claim 10,wherein the third device is a second wearable device.
 12. The systemaccording to claim 10, wherein the event comprises an interaction with avirtual object, an interaction between the at least one physical objectand the augmented reality environment, a confirmation of an actionoccurring with respect to the augmented reality environment, aconfirmation that the at least one physical object is recognized by theaugmented reality device, or a confirmation that an object in thephysical space has been augmented.
 13. The system according to claim 10,wherein the event comprises an indication of the at least one physicalobject within a predetermined proximity of the augmented reality device,an indication of an environmental condition occurring in an environmentrelated to the augmented reality device, an indication of a change in anenvironmental condition occurring in the environment, or an indicationof a movement of an object within a predetermined proximity of theaugmented reality device.
 14. The system according to claim 10, whereinthe augmented reality device comprises the haptic output device.
 15. Thesystem according to claim 10, wherein the wearable device comprises thehaptic output device.
 16. The system according to claim 10, wherein thethird device comprises the haptic output device.
 17. A methodcomprising: generating a control signal representative of an eventoccurring in an environment related to a wearable device and/or a seconddevice with a processor; and providing haptic feedback based on thegenerated control signal with a haptic output device.
 18. The methodaccording to claim 17, wherein the second device is a second wearabledevice.
 19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the eventcomprises an indication of a physical object within a predeterminedproximity of the wearable device or the second device, an indication ofan environmental condition occurring in the environment, an indicationof a change in an environmental condition occurring in the environment,an indication of a movement of an object within a predeterminedproximity of the wearable device or second device, an interactionbetween the wearable device or the second device and an object in theenvironment, or an indication that the wearable device or the seconddevice recognizes an object in the environment.
 20. The method accordingto claim 17, wherein the wearable device comprises the haptic outputdevice and the haptic feedback is provided at the wearable device. 21.The method according to claim 17, wherein the second device comprisesthe haptic output device and the haptic feedback is provided at thesecond device.
 22. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:sensing one or more environmental conditions related to the wearabledevice or the second device with a sensor, wherein the event comprisesthe one or more environmental conditions sensed by the sensor.
 23. Themethod according to claim 17, further comprising: establishing awireless or wired communication channel between the wearable device andthe second device with a communication port; and receiving a signalrepresentative of an event occurring at the wearable device or thesecond device via the wireless or wired communication channel andgenerate the control signal based on the received signal with theprocessor.
 24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the receivedsignal comprises sensory information, and wherein the event comprisesone or more environmental conditions based on the sensory information.25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the received signalcomprises information relating to a communication at the second device,and wherein the event comprises an indication of the communication atthe second device.
 26. A method comprising: generating an augmentedreality environment comprising an augmented reality space and a physicalspace with an augmented reality device, said generating comprisinggenerating the augmented reality space coincident with the physicalspace with a processor, recognizing at least one physical object in thephysical space and augment the at least one physical object with one ormore virtual objects in the augmented reality space with the processor,determining an event associated with the augmented reality environmentwith the processor, and generating a control signal based on thedetermined event with the processor; and providing haptic feedback basedon the generated control signal with a haptic output device of theaugmented reality device, a wearable device remote from and incommunication with the augmented reality device, or a third deviceremote from and in communication with the wearable device and theaugmented reality device.
 27. The method according to claim 26, whereinthe third device is a second wearable device.
 28. The method accordingto claim 26, wherein the event comprises an interaction with a virtualobject, an interaction between the at least one physical object and theaugmented reality environment, a confirmation of an action occurringwith respect to the augmented reality environment, a confirmation thatthe at least one physical object is recognized by the augmented realitydevice, or a confirmation that an object in the physical space has beenaugmented.
 29. The method according to claim 26, wherein the eventcomprises an indication of the at least one physical object within apredetermined proximity of the augmented reality device, an indicationof an environmental condition occurring in an environment related to theaugmented reality device, an indication of a change in an environmentalcondition occurring in the environment, or an indication of a movementof an object within a predetermined proximity of the augmented realitydevice.